Chuck



Feb. 26, 1929. 1,703,715

- w. N. BOOTH CHUCK Filed April 18. 1927 I5 Sheets-Sheet l Feb. 26, 1929. 1,703,715

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Feb. 26, lg29. v1,703,715

W. N. BOOTH CHUCK Filed April 18, 1927 s sneetssheet 3 Patented F eb. 26,1929.

- UNI-'ren STATES- PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM N.-` BOQ'IH',` 01?':DETR011",l MICHIGAN'yASSiIGNOR TO' KELSBY-HAYES'WHEEL COBIORATION, OFDETR'OIT, M'ICHIIGAN,` A` CORPORATION 0F NEW'YOBX,

CHUCK.

Application filed April is, 1927. serial no. 184,822.

detached from each other. Further objects of Ithe invention .reside in the novel features of construction vand combinations and arrangements ot parts as more fully herein-- after set forth.

In the drawings Figures 1 and 2 are .front and rear elevations respectively of a chuck embodying my invention;

Figures 3 and 4 are cross sections respectively on the lines 3 3 and 4 4 of Figure 2;

Figures 5V, 6 and yare cross sections respectively on the lines 5 5, 6 6 and 7 7 of Figure 3; Y

Figures 8l and 9 are sectional views showing manner of 'using the chuck.

The chuck embodying my invention is designed particularly for use during the assembly ofthe parts of a vehicle wire Wheel. The wire Wheel in the present instance and as illustrated in Figure9 has the sheet metal hub shell 1, the rim 2 which is inthe natureot a metallic channel shaped felly and the front and rear sets-.of spokes 3 and 4 respectively.` The hub shell 1 has the barrel portionand the radially extending llange portion 6.'. The front end of the barrel portion is provided with the annular bead 7 having the bosses 8 with spoke openings therethrough 'counter-sunk from the inner side thereoi toform the Vspoke engaging seats 9. The flange portion is provided. at

its outer edge With the annular portion 10 having theY bosses 11, the arcuate side walls 12 of which have spoke openings therethrough countersunk from the inner side thereof to .form the hemispherical spoke Ven'- gaging seats 13V. The flange portion is further provided withythe annular rib 14 and the inwardly located transverse'tubular dr'ivy ing'projections 15 which arepreferably tapered. The inner Vends of both the front andV rear sets of spokesare provided with hemispherical heads 16 for engaging the'hemispherical seats 9 and 13 and the outer ends ofthese spokes are provided With ther enlargements 17 formed With hemispherical shoulders 17 for enl aging the inner face of the rim, theseshoul ers being secured thereagainst by the heads 18 upon the spoke tenons 19 and ofthe rim.

TheV chuck is designed to clamp the spoke head 16 against the seats 9 and 13'f0rmed in the hub shell While various assembly operations are being performed upon the Wire Wheelincluding riveting over the tenons-19 at the outer ends of the spokes to form the heads 18. The chuck' comprises the front and rear body sections 20 and 2l respectively which areadapted to be detachably secured to each other in predetermined relation and which also carry means en ageable with the heads ,150i the front an rear spokes respectively to clamp the latter against' their seats. .For Vdetachabl sectionsl together the ront'body section has the reducedV rear end'22 whichr is providedv with the diametrically opposite bayonet slots? 23 in its outer face and leading from-itsy end l alternatively engagingI in one ofthe bayonet.V slots. For securing thev pin in lace I have provided the ring 26-surrouA ing the reduced front end 24 andfhiavinga diameter equal to the diameter of the front body section 21 Yfor Httingthe .inner diameter of the part ofthe barrel portion 5 of the reduced hub shel peened againstl the outer face securing the bodyy The rear body section`21` formed With` the outwardly extending annular flange 27,

the outer face yofwhich terminates acvhace'ani:4

to the annular portion 10 of the flange portion 6.' This outwardly extending annular' Aflange, iis formedon its-front face with the annularl rojection 28 forengaging the rear faceof t eannular rib 14 of the flange portion V6. )This outwardly extendingV annular flange Vis alsozprovided on its front face with c the abutment ring'29 which is securedto the flange b lsuitable-means .such as the screws 30. This abutment ring is adapted to abut the yrear ends of the tubular projections 15 to hold the hub shell from torted while clamped in the chuck. 31 are becoming; disboltsextending through the outwardly eX- v y tending annular iiange 27, the abutment ring 29 and certain of the tubular projections 15 of the radially extending `flange portion 6'at equiangular distances apart, these bolts having the tapered heads32 lfor engaging the inner faces of the tubular projections. 33 are nuts threaded upon the bolts 3l'and abut-tingk the rear face oit the outwardly extending annular projection 2T.y

These nuts upon being tightened upon their bolts operate to clamp the rear body section of the chuck to the hub shell.

For the purpose ofclamping the heads 16 of thegrear spokes 4 against their seats 13, l have provided the 'plungers 34 which ares'lidably mounted in the outwardly eX- tending annular i'iange 27 to move longi tudinally andoutwardly relative to the rear lyodysection. These plungers have at their outer ends the heads 35 which are provided with the noses 35 having inclinedsides for adapting the heads for engagement within the bosses 1l upon the annular portion 10, the inclined sides of each nose being Vadapted kto engage the heads of the spokes eX tending through each boss. 36 is an actuating screw for forcing the plungers outward,

`this screw having a. front end portion threadedly engageable with the interior of the rear body section 2l and a rear beveled end jportion for contacting with the inner ends ot the plungers. This screw is adapted to be rotated by suitable means such as a spanner wrench having prongs engageable in suitable bores 37 in the rear end of the screw. For resiliently returning the plungers to their inward posit-ions, l have provided the secondl plungers 38 longitudinally slidable inward `and outward relative to the rear body section and located between adjacent plungers 34. Each plunger 38 is engageable with shoulders 39 Jformed in the sides of the adjacent plungers 34 and each plunger 38 is resiliently forced inwardly by theV coil spring 39', the outer end of which abuts the plug 40. The arrangement is such that the number of second plungers and vcoil springs for actuating the same to resiliently return the spoke engaging plungers is one halt the number of the latter.l

The lfront body section 2Ol of the'chuck has mounted thereupon the pivotal levers 41 which are adapted to swing in radial planes through the openings 42 formed in theront body section. Each lever 4l' has the cylindrical hjead'43 which is pivotally sei' cured to the frontV body section by cooperating members of the iront "body section threadedly engaging each other, one

of these members forming the reduced rear end Q2 and the other member 'forming part of the bearing-for engaging the reduced part of theba'rrel portion ot the hub shell. For actuating the levers to torce the same outwardly'into engagement with the heads 16 of the front spokes 3 to clamp these heads in their seats 9, l have :formed the actuating plug 44 which is longitudinally slidably mounted within the iront body section 20 and has atapered nose engageable Vwith the levers Y41. l have also provided the screw 45 which .is threaded within the front body section 20 and is suitably secured to the front end ot the plug 44. The nose of the plu@- 44 is preferably frusto-pyramidal in shape providing a plane bearing tace tor each lever. To hold lthe plug Jfrom rotation relative'to the iront'body sec-tion, I have mounted upon the front body section the plug` 43 which' is engageable with the longitudinally extending slot 47 in the outer face ci' the plug`44. The mounting oit the levers 4l upon the front body section and the location or" either bayonet slot 23 in the iront body section, as well as the mounting oi the plungers 34 and the pin 25 upon the rear body section are such that when these two sections are secured to'each other by enaging the pin with either of the bayonet hat slots the position of the parts when the two sections are iinally secured is predetermined so that the plungers and the levers' will prop orly engage the heads of the spokes.

As shown in Figure 8, the rear body section 2l of the chuck is iirst used `independently o-'l the iront body section 20. The pin 25 used in securing the'body sections to each other is used insecuring this rear body section to the fixture, the Aiiirturehaving an axial pilot 48 of a diameter to receive the reduced liront end 24 ot the rear body section and provided with diametrically opposite bayonet slotsj49 for alternatively receiving the pin Q5. This iiXture is constructed to peripherally position the hub shell l and the rim V2 relative to each other and as shown has the' plunger 50 for engaging the valve stem hole 5l in theriin and the pered buttons 59. Jfor engaging certain ot the tubular projections l5 of the hub shell at eqniangular distances apart.

As shown in Figure 9, both body sections 20 and 2l areused, at which time the rear body seetion'l is supported upon the base 53 ot another iiXture and held' from rotation by the positioning projections 54 eX- tending at diametricallyv opposite points from the rear body section beyond its rear end and engaging in aligned slots V55 in the base. By reason ot'thes'e positioning projections-the iront body section be first rotatedfto lengagejthe pin 25 in one of the bayonet slots 23 and then the screw 45 may be rotated to moefe Vthe levers'4lv Voutward without the necessityfot manually holding the rearhub'section from. rotation.

ln oaeration the hub shell l and rim 2 j tive to each other. "llhen'the Arear set oi tightening up 'of the actuating screw 36 the plungers maybe forced outwardlyto clamp' the heads 16 of the rear set of spokes firmly against their seats. assembled wheel'with the rear body section of the chuck may then be removed from the fixture and placed in suitable riveting apparatus for forming the heads 18 :upon the tenons 19, the positioning projections 54 lupon the rear body section being used at this time for driving the partially assembled wheel during the indexing operation of the machine. After the rear set of spokes have been riveted, the rear body section is then placed upon the base 53 of the second fixture andthe front set of spokes 3 are passed outwardly through the openings formed in the bosses 8 of the hub shell and engaged with the properY openings in the rim. The front body section may then be secured to the rear body section and its actuating screw 45 rotated to smove its levers 41 outwardly to force the heads 16 upon the front set of spokes irmly'against their seats. The Wheel with the complete chuck is then rer moved and placed in a suitablev machine for riveting' the tenons of the front set of spokes, at which time the positioningprojections are again used during the indexing of the machine.

WVhat I claim asV my invention is:

1. A chuck for holding the spokes of a Wire wheel including a body insertable Within the hub shell of the wheel,'and means carried by said body and engageable with the spokes to hold the same in position relative to the hub shell.

2. A chuck for holding the spokes of a wire wheel includin a body insertable` within the hub shell of te wheel, and means carried by said body and engageable with heads upon the spokes for clamping the heads against the hub shell.

8. A chuck for holding the spokes of a wire wheel including a body insertable within the hub shell of the wheel, and means carried by said body and movable outwardly relative thereto into engagement with heads upon the spokes for clamping the heads against the hub shell.

4. A chuck for holding the' spokes of a wire wheel including a body insertable within the hub shell of the wheel, means carried by said body and movable outwardly relative thereto into engagement with heads upon the spokes for clamping the heads The partially Y against `the vhub shell, and means upon said body for, moving said-clamping means outward.

5. A vchuck for holding the spokes eff-a wire wheel including `a body insertable within the hub shellof the wheel, plun'gers carried by said body and movable outwardly relative thereto intoaengagement with heads upon the 'spokes v'for clamping the heads against the hub shell, and means within said body and adjustable to move said plungers outwardl I n `-6. -Apcliuck for holding the spokes of'a wire wheel including a body insertable within the hub shell of the wheelplungers carried by said body and movable outwardly yrelative thereto into engagement with heads upon the heads against the hub shell, and an actuating screw threadedly engaging said body for moving said plungers outward.

7. A chuck for holding the Vspokes of,I a Wire wheel including a body within the fhub shell of the W eelpivotal levers upon said body and movable outl' wardly relative thereto --into engagement with heads upon the spokes'for clamping the heads against the hub shell, and means upon said body for moving said xlevers outward.

8. A chuck forholding the spokes of a wire wheel including Ya body .insertable within the hub shell ofithe wheel, pivotal levers upon upon the spokes for :clamping the heads against the hub shell, and means movableV tion to the hub shell,and` means carried bv'4 said body and engageable with-the spokes to hold the same in predetermined relation to the hub shell.

10. A chuck for holding the spokes of a wire wheel 'having alhub shell formed with a radially extending flange portion 'with transverse tubular projections, said chuck including a body insertable within the hub shell of the Wheel, means uponsa'id body 'for engagement with the tubular projections to secure said body to the hub shell, means upon said body for abutting the tubular projections, and means carried by said body and engageable with heads upon the spokes for clamping t-he heads against the hub shell. 11. A chuck for holding the spokes of a wire wheel including a body section insertable within the hub shell of the wheel, plungers longitudinally movable outwardly relative to said body into engagement with spokes for clamping theV insertable said body movable outwardly," relative thereto into engagement with heads shell of the wheel, meansy for Y heads upon the spokes for clamping the heads against the hub shell, means for resiliently moving said plungers inwardly including a spring operating upon a pair of plungers, and means carried by said body and adjustable to move said plungers outward.

12. A chuck for holding the spokes of a Wire Wheel including a body section insertable within the hub shell ot the wheel, and means carried by said body section and engageable With-certain of the spokes to hold the same in position relative to the hub shell, a second body section detachably secured to said rst mentioned body section, and means carrie-d by said second body section and engageable with certain of the spokes to hold the same in position relative to the hub shell.

13. A chuck for holding the spokes of a Wire Wheel includinga body section insertable Within the hub shell oli the Wheel, and means carried by said body section and engageable with certain ot the spokes to hold the same in position relative to the hub shell, a second body section detachably secured to said first mentioned body section and means carried by said second body section and engageable With certain of the spokes to hold the same in position relative to the hub shell,

and means Jr'or securing said body sections in predetermined relation to each other.

14. A chuck for holding the spokes ot a Wire Wheel including a body section insertable Within the hub shell oi the Wheel, and means carried by said body section and engageable With heads upon certain of the spokes for clamping the heads against the hub shell, a second body section telescopically engaging said iirst mentioned body section and means carried by said second body section and engageable with heads upon certain oit the spokes for clamping the heads against the hub shell, and means for detachably securing said body sections to each other, including a pin upon one engaging in a bayonet slot in the other.

15. A chuck for holding the spokes ol' a Wire Wheel including a body engageable with the hub shell ot the Wheel, means carried by said body and engageable With the spokes to hold the same in position relative .L u to the hub shell, and positioning means upon said body including a projection extending laterally beyond an end thereof.

16. A chuck for holding the spokes of a Wire Wheel including a body section insertable Within the hub section oit the Wheel, and means carried by said body section and engageable with heads upon certain of the spokes for clamping the heads against the hub shell, a second body section detaehably secured to said first mentioned body section, and means carried by said second body section and engageable With heads upon certain of the spokes tor clamping these heads against the hub shell.

17. A chuck 'for holding the spokes of a wire wheel including a body section insertable Within vthe hub shell oix the Wheel, and means carried by said body section and enOageable With heads upon certain of the spokes Ator clamping the heads against the hub shell, a second body section detachably secured to said first mentioned body section, and means carried by said second body section and engageable With heads upon certain ot the spokes tor clamping these heads against the hub shell, and means for securing` said body sections in predetermined relation to each other.

18. A chuck for holding the spokes of a wire Wheel having a hub shell formed with a radially extending flange portion with transverse projections, said chuck including a body insertable VWithin the hub shell, means cooperating With'the projections for positioning the hub shell relative to said body, and means carried by said body and engageable with the spokes for holding the same in position relative to the hub shell.

19. A chuck for holding the spokes of a Wire Wheel including a member attachable to the hub section of the Wheel, and means carried by said member and engageable with the spokes to hold the same in position relative to the hub section.

20. A chuck for holding the spokes ot a Wire Wheel including a member attacliable to the hub section of the Wheel, and means mounted upon said member and adjustable into engagement lwith the heads upon the spokes to hold the heads vin position relative to the hub section.

In testimony whereof I aliix my signature.

l/VILLIAMv N. BOOTH. 

